Shops that used to do business generally had signboards, and they always gave their shop numbers auspicious names, such as "Guangyuan Ji", "Maoyuan Ji", "Kangtai Ji" and so on. Just say that there is a shop that has a good business, expanded its facade, added goods, and wanted a new signboard. Don't underestimate this signboard, it has quite an impact on business. Therefore, signboards are generally made of good boards. Coincidentally, someone found a board that was once used to worship the gods, and the board was full of words of sacrifice. At first, people didn't care. The shop owner asked people to wash the brush strokes on the board so that they could write new content. But after half a day of scrubbing, the brush strokes on the board were not erased, but clearer. If it can't be washed out, it will be planed, and the board will be planed for a layer, and the handwriting is faintly visible; The board has been shaved twice, and the handwriting can still be seen. People were surprised: who wrote this word? It was so profound and powerful that an old gentleman who knew calligraphy came to see it and immediately cried out in amazement. Looking at his amazing appearance, all the people present were very strange and gathered around to see it. The old man said, "This is the handwriting of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi! This word is so profound and powerful that it is really penetrating! "
why is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy so profound and powerful? This is related to his usual persistent exercise. There is a story of "abstaining from beads" to illustrate this point from the side.
It is said that Wang Xizhi has a beloved pearl. This pearl is not only for fun, but also for viewing. Wang Xizhi often rubs it with his hands to enhance his wrist strength in writing. One day, the Pearl suddenly disappeared. I searched and searched, but I couldn't find it. Wang Xizhi was very upset. Who stole it? There is no stranger who is always by his side except a monk who lives in his house ... Therefore, he became cold to the monk. The monk found that his master had doubts about him, so he refused to eat and starved to death in the name of "Zuohua". Later, when the family slaughtered the white goose, they found the pearl in the belly of the big white goose. It turned out that the big white goose swallowed the beads. When things were made clear, Wang Xizhi deeply felt that he had wronged the monk, regretted it and was very sad. In memory of this innocent monk, he converted his house into "Jiezhu Temple", saying that he should take the incident of losing the Pearl as a lesson, treat his friends with sincerity, and not easily doubt others, so that they will suffer injustice. As a calligrapher, Wang Xizhi not only pays attention to exercising his wrist strength and enhancing his writing ability, but also strictly demands future generations. His son, Wang Xianzhi, studied calligraphy under the guidance of his father at an early age. Once, in order to check the pen power of the dedication, Wang Xizhi stood quietly behind him. While he was concentrating on writing, he suddenly held the brush in his son's hand with his fingers and pulled it up. Who knows that the pen was tight and the brush was not taken off. Wang Xizhi was very satisfied with this, and he said happily; "This child will become a calligrapher in the future." And wrote a word on the spot to present it. This incident shows that the calligrapher's brushwork is developed through hard work.
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